Cord storage reel assembly

ABSTRACT

There is disclosed a reel assembly for use in connection with mounting and storing cords, such as electrical cords or the like, which comprises a pair of wheels formed of an outer ring and an inner ring, the outer and inner rings being spaced apart by a plurality of spokes, the two wheels being spaced apart and held in horizontal alignment by means of a series of four rods having the inner ends mounted on the spokes of the inner wheel and the outer ends of the rod being mounted on the spokes of the outer wheel, the outer ends of the rods extending outwardly from the spokes of the outer wheel for a short distance and being turned upwardly in the direction of the outer ring of the associated wheel forming a hook member, the four hook members cooperating to form an auxiliary reel external of the storage reel, a support plate for mounting the storage reel to a support surface, a shaft provided for mounting the reel in rotatable relation to a support surface, and mounting means for mounting the shaft to an underlying support surface.

United States Patent Ballenger [54] CORD STORAGE REEL ASSEMBLY [72]Inventor: William C. Ballenger, Highland Park, 111.

[73] Assignee: Central Specialties Co., Chicago, Ill.

[22] Filed: Oct. 26, 1971 [21] App1.No.: 192,374

[52] US. Cl. ..242/106, 242/772, 242/86, 242/96, 242/100 [51] Int. Cl..'...B65h 75/20, B65h 75/38 [58] Field of Search ..242/77.2, 96, 85,100, 106, 242/86, 107 R; 191/122 R, 12.4; 248/224 ['56] References CitedUNITED STATES PATENTS 2,805,290 9/1957 Wentsel ..242/96 X 2,773,47312/1956 Martin ..248/224 X 3,093,341 6/1963 Meletti ..242/107 R3,085,768 4/1963 Treutelgar ..;...242/l07 R Primary Examiner-George F.Mantz Assistant ExaminerEdward J. McCarthy AttorneyDominik, Knechtel &Godula [4 1 Oct. 17,1972

5? ABSTRACT There is disclosed a reel assembly for use in connectionwith mounting and storing cords, such as electricalcords or the like,which comprises a pair of wheels formed of an outer ring and an innerring, the outer and inner rings being spaced apart by a plurality ofspokes, the two wheels being'spaced apart and held in horizontalalignment by means of a series of four rods having the inner endsmounted on the spokes of the inner wheel and the outer ends of the rodbeing mounted on the spokes of the outer wheel, the outer ends of therods extending outwardly from the spokes of the outer wheel for a shortdistance and being turned upwardly in the direction of the outer ring ofthe'associated wheel forming a hook member, the four hook memberscooperating to form an auxiliary reel external of the storage reel, asupport plate for mounting the storage reel to a support surface, ashaft provided for mounting the reel in rotatable relation to a supportsurface, and mounting means for mounting the shaft to an underlyingsupport surface.

6 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures CORD STORAGE REEL ASSEMBLY BRIEF DESCRIPTIONOF THE INVENTION This invention is directed to a novel storage reelassembly for storing cords such as electrical extension cords,electrical appliance cords, and the like, which is so constructed so asto provide a main storage core reel, and an auxiliary reel permittingthe operator to secure a length of the electrical cordadjacent to themale plug by winding a length around the auxiliary reel therebypermitting access to the male plug forconnecting the same to anelectrical outlet without at the same time necessitating the unwindingof the complete reel in order to gain access to the male member. Thestorage reel of the present invention permits of simple constructionwhile at the same time permitting compact storage of fairly longelectrical cords, and further permits efficient use of the cord while atthe same time avoiding the problem of the cord tangling during use.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It will be noted that heretofore in the art,the only practical method for storing electrical cords, such asextension cords, or the like, has been to manually wrap such cords intoa loop and in the usual storage method, a band of wire, or rubber bandor some other such device is placed about the center of the wrapped bandor cord, thereby forming a figure 8. The wrapped cord is thereafterusually hung on a hook or peg until subsequently utilized by theoperator. When a subsequent use is intended, due to the fact thatsuchcords are usually composed of electrical wire having a rubberizedinsulation wrapped thereabout, the continued wrapping and unwrapping ofsuch cords in the manner set forth above usually results in such cordsdeveloping twists and bends which can damage the electrical wires withinthe cord, as well as resulting in a difficult and time consuming job inunwrapping the cord and removing the various bends, kinks and twists,which become inherent in the cord after repeated uses.

The problem in even more enhanced where extension cords of the length of100 feet or moreare utilized since such cords usually do not permit forcompace storage. Once kinks and bends develop in the cord, these kinksand bends cannot be easily removed without unravelling the completecord, laying the same on a flat surface and thereafter rewrapping orbanding the cord for storage purposes. It will be appreciated that wherea 100 foot length of extension cord of the outdoor variety is utilized,due to the fact that such cords are relatively thick, the difficultiespresented to the operator in unravelling the complete length of suchcords, removing the kinks and bends, and subsequently rewrapping thecord is burdensome. Furthermore,

. when such cords are utilized in connection with an applicance, such asfor example, where a 100 foot length of an outdoor extension cord isutilized in connection with an electric lawnmower, in the usualapplication, the complete lOO foot cord must be unwrapped and left tolie on the ground. The danger of such use becomes clearly apparent: thecord may be easily run over by the operator when utilizing thelawnmower; or as the operator moves back and forth with the lawnmower,the cord becomes tangled and twisted whereby following use by theoperator, the operator would have a difficult time rewrapping the cordfor storage purposes: or

there is the inherent danger thatother persons may trip and fall uponsuch cords while they are lying loosely upon the ground.

Various other problems of cord storage have been observed in industrialas well as commercial applications. For example, it has been noted inmany small industrial plants, often times various appliances suchas Idrills,sanders and the like, have extremely long cords for usethroughout a shop area. While some of such appliances have automaticrewind reels associated therewith, often times many of these appliancesdo not have such automatic rewinds, and in such cases, the onlyalternative is for the operator to have the complete length of cord ofthe appliance lying loosely upon a surface such as a workbench or floor,which again presents all of the attended dangers of accidental trippingof other persons, the danger of the cord being cut by the appliance, orsome other appliance, and

other similar dangers. Another associated problem in connection withsuch applications is the fact that heretofore, no convenient means forstoring these appliance cords has been developed and hence, the usualmeans of storage is to manually wrap the cord into a loop configurationafter which the cord is banded about the middle forming a figure 8configuration-for storage purposes. It is clear that as mentioned above,the manual wrapping of cords in this manner produces kinks and bends inthe cord, which-will ultimately wear and break the electrical wiringwithin thecord, as well as present difficult and burdensome problems tothe operator as he prepares for each subsequent use of the appliance inconnection with the unwinding or unwrapping of the cord prior to use.

It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to providean efficient means for storing cords, such as electrical cords and thelike, which permits compact storage of the cord when not in use, whileat the same time permitting a very convenient and efficient method ofutilizing the cord when desired.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage reel forcords and the like which consist of a pair of wheels, each of the wheelsformed by an outer ring and an inner ring, and having a plurality ofspokes mounted on and interconnecting the outer ring and inner ringthereof, each of the wheels of the pair of wheels being spaced apart andheld in horizontal alignment by means of a plurality of rods, each ofthe rods being mounted on and interconnecting associated spokes on thehorizontally aligned wheels, the space between the pair of wheelsforming a storage core for the cord, each of the rods extendingoutwardly for a distance beyond the associated; spoke of one of thewheels and terminating in a hook member disposed planar to the rod withthe upturned end of each of the hook members terminating a shortdistance below the outer ring of the associated wheel, the hook membersthereby cooperating together to form an auxiliary reel external to thestorage reel formed by the pair of wheels for the purpose ofaccommodating a length of the cord, especially the length of cordadjacent the male member of the cord, support means for rotatablysupporting the storage reel on a support surface, such as a wall or thelike, and a handle provided upon the wheel for permitting rotarymovement of the storage reel to reel in and reel out the cord when useand/or storage is desired.

In connection with the foregoing object, it is still another object ofthe present invention to provide a storage reel of the type describedwhich includes means for removably mounting the reel on a support platewhich is mounted to a support surface, such as a wall or thelike,'whereby .the complete storage reel may be detached from onesupport plate mounted in one location and moved to another support platemounted in another location thereby to permit easy transport of thestorage reel from one place to another.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a storagereel assembly for use in connection with the storing of cords such aselectrical cords, or the like, which is simple in construction, whilenevertheless permitting compact storage of lengths of cord of up to 200feet, depending upon the thickness of such cords, while at the same timeaffording the operator ease in connection with the subsequent use ofsuch cords to operate an appliance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage reel forcords and the like which includes structure forming an auxiliary reelexternal to the main storage reel, which thereby permits the operator tosecure a length of the cord adjacent the male member by winding the sameabout the auxiliary reel thereby permitting access of the male plug toan electrical outlet which may be located within a few feet of thelocation in which the storage reel is mounted avoiding the necessity ofcompletely unreeling the complete length of cord in order to gain accessto the male plug to achieve electrical connection.

In connection with the foregoing object, it is still another object ofthis invention to provide a storage 7 reel of the type described above,wherein the provision of an auxiliary reel permits the securement of thedangling end of the cord during the rewind of the cord onto the mainstorage reel, thereby avoiding the problem of having the fixed end ofthe cord hanging loosely during the rotation of the main storage reel toaccomplish rewinding and avoiding danger to the operator during suchrewinding operation.

Further features of the invention pertain to the particular arrangementof the parts whereby the aboveoutlined and additional operating featuresthereof are obtained;

The invention, both as to its organization and method of operation,together with further objects and advantages thereof will best beunderstood by reference to the following specification taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the storage reel of the presentinvention, mounted upon a suitable support surface;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view showing the outer ring of the storagereel and the associated handle provided for turning the reel;

FIG. 3 is a top view showing the mounting brackets for mounting the reelto a support structure and the shaft associated with the support platefor the storage reel assembly;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view showing the mounting plate which isaffixed to a suitable support structure for receiving and supporting thesupport plate of the storage reel;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the construction of one of therings of one of the wheels and the cross rods which are turnedupwardlyto form the auxiliary reel taken in the direction of the arrows alongthe line 5-5 ofFIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the storage reel of the present inventionhaving an electrical cord stored thereon with the male portion of thecord and a length of such cord wound about and secured within theauxiliary reel.

Referring now to the drawings, and with special reference to FIG. 1, 2and 6, there is shown a storage reel, generally referred to. by thenumeral 10, which in FIG. 1, is shown to be mounted on a wall 12, in amanner to be described more fully hereinafter.

The storage reel 10 consists of a pair of wheels 14 and 16, which forthe sake of convenience will be referred to as the rear wheel 14 and thefront wheel 16, the designation rear and front having reference to thestorage reel 10 as mounted upon the wall 12. Each wheel is formed bymeans of an outer ring 18, an inner ring 20, and a series of four spokes22, each of the spokes having the outer end 23 mounted on; the outerring 18 by means of a weldment 24, and the inner ends 26 of each of thespokes 22, mounted on the inner ring 20, similarly by means of aweldment 27. Hence, it is apparent that each of the wheels 14 and 16form a solid construction by means of the outer ring 18 inner ring 20and spokes 22.

The front wheel 16 is also provided with a handle as sembly generallyreferred to by the numeral 30 which includes a washer 31 suitablymounted on the outer ring 18 by means of a weldment 32. The handle 34,is centrally cored (not shown) thereby to accommodate a bolt 36 which isreceived through the central core and in position by means of a nut (notshown) thereby to secure the handle 34 to the washer 31. When assembled,the nut holding bolt 36 is only loosely tightened such that the handle34 is permitted rotary movement as the operator rotates the storage reel10. It will further be noted that the. handle 34 has a curvilinear formas indicated at 37 thereby to provide a comfortable grasping point forthe operator.

The rear wheel 14 and front wheel 16 are held in spaced apart andhorizontal alignment by means of a series of four spacer rods 40. Theinner end of each of the spacer rods 40 is mounted on an associatedspoke 22, of the rear wheel 14, by means of a weldment 42 at a pointapproximately intermediate the length of the spoke 22. Similarly, theouter end of each of the spacer rods 40 is mounted on an associatedspoke 22 of the front wheel 16 also by means of a weldment 43, therebyresulting in a very solid construction for the storage reel 10 includinga rear wheel 14 and front wheel 16 held in solid and fixed relationshipone with respect to the other.

Each of the spacer rods 40 includes an extension portion 46 whichextends outwardly beyond the associated spoke 22 of the front wheel 16for a short distance, each of the extension portions 46 terminating in ahook member 48, the hook member 48 being in planar relation withrespectto the extension portion 46. It will be noted that each of thehook members 48 are turned upwardly in the direction of the outer ring18 of the front wheel 16, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 of the drawings,the hook members 48 cooperate together thereby to form an auxiliaryreeLge'nerally designated by the numeral 50, external to the mainstorage reel 10, the auxiliary storage reel 50 being formed by the space52 existing between each of the hook members 48 and the associated spoke22. The purpose and function of the auxiliary reel 50 will be describedmore fully hereinafter.

In FIGS. 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, the method of mounting thestorage reel of the present invention to a suitable support surface,such as a wall 12, is illustrated. With respect to FIG. 4 there is showna wall bracket 54 which is generally formed by means of a plate 56,having a rear surface 57 which contacts the wall 12 and a front surface58. The side edges of the plate 56 are shown to be turned inwardly in adirection away from the rear surface 57 thereby forming a pair of siderails 60. Additionally, the plate 56 is shown to be tapered inwardlyfrom top to bottom thereof, as generally illustrated at 62, (FIG. 4).The bracket 54 is provided with a series of three apertures 64 toaccommodate three screws 66, for mounting the bracket 54 to the wall 12.

In order to accomplish the mounting of the storage reel 10 to the wall12, the assembly further includes a support plate 70 (FIG. 3) having theside edges 72 thereof being turned outwardly and rearwardly. The supportplate 70 is similarly tapered from top to bottom in the same manner asthe taper 62 of the bracket 54. The side edges 72 of the support plate70 thereby cooperate with the side rails 60 of the bracket 54 tofacilitate the slidable mounting of the support plate 70 within the siderails 60 of the bracket 54.

The support plate 70 further includes a shaft 74 which is suitablymounted to the support plate 70 by any appropriate means such as aweldment 76, the shaft 74 being disposed in planar relation with respectto the support plate 70. It will be noted by reference to FIG. 2, thatthe inner ring which forms a part of the construction of each of therear wheel 14 and front wheel 16, has a central aperture 21 which has adiameter slightly greater than the diameter of the shaft 74. Hence, inorder to mount the storage reel 10 onto the shaft 74, once the supportplate 70 has been mounted on the bracket 54, the operator need onlyslide the storage reel onto the shaft by inserting the shaft 74 throughthe aperture 21 in the inner ring 20 of the rear wheel 14 and throughthe aperture 21 in the inner ring 20 of the front wheel 16, as shown inFIG. 1. The shaft 74 is of sufficient length to extend through theentire storage reel assembly 10, and for a short distance outwardlybeyond the inner ring 20 of the front wheel 16. In order to retain thestorage reel 10 on the shaft 74, a press fitted cap 78 is provided whichis pressure fitted over the end of the shaft 74 thereby to retain thestorage reel 10 thereon.

In the preferred embodiment, especially where use for the subject of thepresent invention is intended for a storage reelfor electrical extensioncords or the like, each of the wheels 14 and 16 measure 9 inches inoutside diameter. The spokes 22 of each of the wheels are positioned andwelded exactly 90 apart, one from the other, and the four spacer rodsmounted on and interconnecting associated spokes 22 are each mountedapproximately 2 inches away from the main shaft 74. Hence, the totaldistance between opposed spacer rods 40, is four inches, therebyresulting in a main storage core which would measure between 4 and 5inches deep. This dimension is of importance since it has been foundthat if the core were to be much deeper than this,

- the cord would have a tendency to wind too tightly adjacent thecentral portion of the core and in time, the wires within the insulatedjacket ofthe cord would be continually placed under extreme stressultimately resulting in fraying and splitting of the wire.

Each of the spacer rods 40 includes an extension portion 46 as mentionedabove, terminating in a hook member 48. Dimensionally, the extensionportion 46 extends approximately one-half inch outwardly from the outerring 18 and is bent at a angle with respect to the associated spacer rod40 and extends upwardly toward the outer ring 18 for a distance ofapproximately 2 inches. Hence, the auxiliary reel 50 is formed by thefour hook members 48, the auxiliary reel 50 being one-half inch in widthand 2 inches in height. With such dimensions, the auxiliary reel 50 willaccommodate up to about 15 feet of the flat type extension cord, and upto about 10 or 12 feet of the round type extension cord.

The main storage core of the storage reel 10 measures about 4% inches inwidth and between 4 and 5 inches in depth. With such dimensions, themain storage reel will hold approximately feet of number 16, or numberl4 flat three wire cord, as well as approximately 100 feet of number 16three wire type round extension cord. Where the operator desires tostore number 14 three wire type round extension cord, the main storagereel 10 will hold approximately 50 feet of such wire. 7

Both of the wheels 14 and l6respectively as well as the spacer rods 40and spokes 22 are formed of threesixteenths inch barstock steel whichare then zinc plated. It has been found that such material is idealforoutdoor use and will not easily be damaged or rust due to weatherconditions. The shaft 74 is formed of a three-eighths inch rod and isapproximately 5% inches long. The inner ring 20 is formed of a washerwhich has an outside diameter of 1% inches and an inside diameter of0.390 inches, the washer being formed of 16 gauge steel. From thesedimensions it will be apparent that the shaft 74 will fit through theaperture 21 disposed in the inner ring 20 with ease whereby the completestorage reel assembly 10 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 74 and may beeasily rotated by the operator via the handle assembly 30.

The provision of the auxiliary reel 50 serves many useful functions. Forexample, where the operator desires to mount the storage reel assembly10 within 10 to 15 feet of an electrical outlet, the operator would windan extension cord onto the reel by first winding between 10 and 15 feetof the portion of the cord adjacent the male plug member onto theauxiliary reel 50 and then continue winding the rest of the extensioncord onto the main storage core of the storage reel 10. In this manner,the operator need not remove the entire length of extension cord fromthe reel in order to obtain access to the male plug for connection withan electrical outlet. The operator merely rotates the storage reel 10via the handle assembly 30 until the desired length of cord has beenremoved from the main storage reel for the intended use. Thereafter, theoperator need only remove the desired number of feet from the auxiliaryreel 50 until a sufficient length of cord has been unwound to extendfrom the storage reel assembly 10 to the electrical outlet.

It will be apparent to the operator that in many applications it may bedesirable to have the female plug readily available by being woundaround the auxiliary reel in the same manner as set forth above withrespect to the male plug. For example', where an extension cord is to beused in connection with campers, or on boating crafts, the operatorwould wish to have the extension cord wound on the main storage reelwith the female plug wound on the auxiliary reel while the male plugremains in the main storage cord of the main storage reel. Hence, whereit is desired to electrically connect an appliance inside of the camperor the boating craft, and extend the extension cord to a point wherethere is an electrical outlet, the operator may merely remove the shortpigtail having the female plug thereon from the auxiliary reel andextend the same to the appliance to be connected, and grasp the maleplug member on the main storage reel and unwind the same until asufficient length of cord has been unwound to extend it to theelectrical outlet, thereby achieving electrical connection between theappliance inside of the camper or boating craft and the electricaloutlet.

Another advantage achieved by virtue of the auxiliary reel 50 is thefact that during the rewinding operation, the pigtail portion of thecord, that is, the portion of the cord adjacent the male member, may besecurely wound about the auxiliary reel 50 prior to commencing therewind. ln this manner, as the operator rewinds the cord onto thestorage reel 10, the pigtail portion of the cord will not be loose toflop freely as the cord is rewound. Hence, the danger of the operatorbeing struck by a loosely dangling cord during the rewind operation iseliminated.

Another important advantage which is realized by the structure of thepresent invention is the fact that a plurality of brackets 54, may beobtained and mounted in various locations. Hence, to move the extensioncord from one location to another merely entails the operator removingthe storage reel assembly by slidably removing the support plate 70 outof engagement with the bracket 54, transporting the reel to anothermounting bracket 54 and remounting the support plate 70 onto the otherbracket 54. [t is apparent that in this manner, the cord remains veryneatly and compactly stored on the reel during transport, and hence, theoperator need not be faced with the burdensome problem of untangling thecord after it has been moved from one place to another.

From the above description, it is clear that a simple and efficientstorage reel assembly has been provided by virtue of the presentinvention which operates in a manner to compactly store cords such aselectrical cords or the like, while at the same time permittingefficient use of the same. In addition, the storage reel assembly of thepresent invention permits the operator to obtain access to an electricaloutlet which may be located proximate to the storage reel assemblywithout the need of having to completely unwind or unwrap the extensioncord in order to obtain access to the male plug member.

in summary, a storage reel assembly accomplishing all of the foregoingobjects and advantages has been developed and described herein. Whilethere has been 8 described what at present is considered to be thepreferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood thatvarious modifications may be made therein, and it is intended to coverin the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the truespirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is: I. A storage reel for cords and-the like, comprisingin combination,

a pair of wheels consisting of a front wheel and a rear wheel, each ofsaid wheels formed by an outer ring, a small inner ring, and apluralityof spokes mounted on and interconnecting said outer ring and said innerring,

each of said front and rear wheels being spaced apart and held inhorizontal alignment by means of a plurality of rods,

each of said rods being mounted upon and interconnecting associatedspokes on said wheels,

the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, I

each of said rods extending outwardly for a distance beyond theassociated spoke of said front wheel and terminating in a hook memberexposed planar to said rod with the upturned end of each of said hooksterminating a short distance below said outer ring of said front wheel,

the hook members cooperating together to form an auxiliary reel externalto the storage reel formed by said pair of wheels, 7

a support plate for mounting said storage reel to a support surface,

said support plate being provided with a shaft fixedly secured theretoand in planar relation therewith, said shaft being received through eachof said inner rings of said pair of wheels, thereby to provide rotarymounting of said storage reel on said shaft, securing means for securingsaid storage reel in rotary mounted position on said shaft, and mountingmeans suitable for mounting on a support surface and constructed toreceive said support plate in mounting relation thereby to effect themounting of said storage reel on the support surface,

whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and the like may be stored onsaid storage reel by first winding a length of the cord about saidauxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel to take up and storethe remainder of the core in said storage core of said reel.

2. The storage reel as set forth in claim v1 above, wherein each of thewheels includes four spokes per wheel mounted on and interconnecting theouter ring and the inner ring respectively of each of said wheels.

3. The storage reel as set forth in claim 2 above, which furtherincludes a series of four rods, the inner end of each rod being mountedon an associated spoke of said rear wheel, and the outer end of each ofsaid rods being mounted on the associated spoke of said front wheel, andextending outwardly therefrom for a short distance and terminating in anupturned end thereby to form a hook member, each of the four hookmembers associated with each of the four rods thereby cooperating toform an auxiliary reel external to said storage reel.

4. The storage reel as set forth in claim 1 above, which furtherincludes a handle rotatably mounted on said front wheel, thereby toprovide a grasping point for rotating the storage reel in circularmotion.

5. The storage reel as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said securingmeans comprising a press fitted cap having an internal diameter slightlyless than the diameter of said shaft whereby the cap may be press fittedinto frictional engagement-with the outer end of said shaft.

6. The storage reel as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said mountingmeans comprises a mounting

1. A storage reel for cords and the like, comprising in combination, apair of wheels consisting of a front wheel and a rear wheel, each ofsaid wheels formed by an outer ring, a small inner ring, and a pluralityof spokes mounted on and interconnecting said outer ring and said innerring, each of said front and rear wheels being spaced apart and held inhorizontal alignment by means of a plurality of rods, each of said rodsbeing mounted upon and interconnecting associated spokes on said wheels,the space between said pair of wheels forming a storage core, each ofsaid rods extending outwardly for a distance beyond the associated spokeof said front wheel and terminating in a hook member exposed planar tosaid rod with the upturned end of each of said hooks terminating a shortdistance below said outer ring of said front wheel, the hook memberscooperating together to form an auxiliary reel external to the storagereel formed by said pair of wheels, a support plate for mounting saidstorage reel to a support surface, said support plate being providedwith a shaft fixedly secured thereto and in planar relation therewith,said shaft being received through each of said inner rings of said pairof wheels, thereby to provide rotary mounting of said storage reel onsaid shaft, securing means for securing said storage reel in rotarymounted position on said shaft, and mounting means suitable for mountingon a support surface and constructed to receive said support plate inmounting relation thereby to effect the mounting of said storage reel onthe support surface, whereby a cord such as an electrical cord and thelike may be stored on said storage reel by first winding a length of thecord about said auxiliary reel and then rotating said storage reel totake up and store the remainder of the core in said storage core of saidreel.
 2. The storage reel as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein each ofthe wheels includes four spokes per wheel mounted on and interconnectingthe outer ring and the inner ring respectively of each of said wheels.3. The storage reel as set forth in claim 2 above, which furtherincludes a series of four rods, tHe inner end of each rod being mountedon an associated spoke of said rear wheel, and the outer end of each ofsaid rods being mounted on the associated spoke of said front wheel, andextending outwardly therefrom for a short distance and terminating in anupturned end thereby to form a hook member, each of the four hookmembers associated with each of the four rods thereby cooperating toform an auxiliary reel external to said storage reel.
 4. The storagereel as set forth in claim 1 above, which further includes a handlerotatably mounted on said front wheel, thereby to provide a graspingpoint for rotating the storage reel in circular motion.
 5. The storagereel as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said securing meanscomprising a press fitted cap having an internal diameter slightly lessthan the diameter of said shaft whereby the cap may be press fitted intofrictional engagement with the outer end of said shaft.
 6. The storagereel as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said mounting meanscomprises a mounting plate having out turned side edges thereby forminga pair of outwardly and inwardly turned side rails, said mounting platebeing tapered inwardly from top to bottom thereof, and said supportplate including reverse upturned side edges, and said support platebeing similarly tapered inwardly from top to bottom, whereby saidsupport plate is slidably receivable within and between said side railsof said mounting plate and said support plate cooperating to mount saidstorage reel on the support surface.